Purdue NE startup wins top tech prize from the Venture Club of Indiana

Earlier this month, Purdue-based startup Covert Defenses garnered the top prize of $10,000 in the digital tech category at the 2024 Innovation Showcase pitch competition hosted by the Venture Club of Indiana. Arvind Sundaram, co-founder and a Purdue alum (BSNE ’19, PhD NE ’22), pitched the patented self-healing Covert Cognizance platform to an audience of investors and budding entrepreneurs in Indiana’s successful startup ecosystem.

Helping virtual cycling belong on the global stage

CERIAS researchers help tackle cybersecurity issues to keep virtual cycling fair and secure.

Can science make it too costly for hackers to attempt to steal information?

Purdue, IU, Notre Dame join to create statewide consortium for national defense research

Spafford to chair external board for $45M Sandia Labs digital assurance campaign

Trust is at center of all cybersecurity work, DOD’s Shyu tells CERIAS crowd

Defense award launches Purdue project to strengthen cyber-physical systems

CERIAS symposium tackles digital risks, threats to innovation

Considering a Career in Cybersecurity?

In an era of increasing cyber threats, Eugene H. Spafford forges our future in the area of cybersecurity. Dr. Spafford is a Professor of Computer Science in Purdue University’s College of Science. He explains ethical hacking, social engineering, and the role of cybersecurity professionals in our lives.

Elisa Bertino receives the inaugural Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia International Award

Named after the first woman to receive a doctoral degree in Padua and in the modern world (1678), the award celebrates the contribution of women scientists and scholars to research, innovation, and the development and dissemination of an increasingly equal scientific culture.